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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
HamIine,s handsome Legacy.

The win OF the late T. A. Harrison Of
Minneapolis has been fled for probate.
1t bears date Mar>h Z, 1855, and ]. n.
Williams, H 6. Harrison and w. p.
Mealey sign as witnesses. Deceased he
queathed to his sister, Anna II. Cohen.
$1,000; TO Alma Widstrand. So 600: to
Harline university at st. Paul, $50, coo.
The bsquest TO Hamline university Is mem
TONED as being in memory OF his deceased
wife, Rebecea NJ. Harrison, and OF his de-
ceased daughter, Carrie a. Withstand. The
deceased appoints Z. f. Mearkle. OF Ham.
line university, e1cutor OF his viii and gives
him charge and control ofhis property and
estate and Of the general business OF set
thing and managing the same. The
bulk oil his property is given to his
three children. The estate amounts to
81, 250, 300. and there are no debts SO far
known except .cr funeral expenses. 1t was
only a year or SO ago that another men,
Der OF this wealthy and generous family
Mira William Harrison, died and left yerv
large requests TO numerous religious and
charitable institutions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

Large constituents OF whisky oil
American manufacture sent to Ger
many for storage two years ago are
now returning on the Europeansteam.
ships. the freight both ways and the
storeee being considerably less than
the cost OF keeping the liquors in bond
ed warehouses in this country. During
the summe the owners of large dis
tilleries shipped their products to
Bremen and other ports Cor storage
and TO avoid onerous revenue charges.
Much of the whisky exported is now
being returned, the limit of time it Is
allowed TO remain out of the country
having expired.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

I dc net know just nov Whist aftEon The Am
nesty asseclatign viii take" satd ]. T. Buch-
anan = DsesuEne, however. that they win con-
thine - they have been doing. ~
curing signatures 10 the petition. A mass
meeting VIII be held pFpbEb5y Saturday evening
and . commfttee appointed TO take charge of THE
petftion and present Il to the governor. The
Amnesty association has nothing whatever 10 do
witt the case before the court. That WAS The
WORK Of tie Defense Fund association. but now
that nothing further can be done IN the courts.
l presume the Defense association viii join
hands with tbs Amnesty association. and both
VIII do their best toward influencing the COVER
nor- TIE signatures already number many
thousands and are increasing every day.
n GOVERNOR SILENT
SPRINGFIELD, III. Nov 2-Tbere is moth.
ing TO be said as 10 the probable action Of
the governor IN the anarchist case. as be DE.
ciines TO say anything on the subject He
received q namber OF letters znd
petitions on the subject to-day. and
three Chicago ladies visited him
in the interest OF the condemned mtn. The
feeling is almost universal here that he will
not interfere with the sentence of the court,
and that the conditions are such that he can
not There is q bare possibility that he may
inberpose clemency IN the interest IF Fielcen
ano echwab. though he has said nothing 70
Indicate even this
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
A Struck

From the Philadelphia Nets
In the Chapel OF st. Peter -
thai, in Carinthla, Austria. %
were to be hung. The erectao|
scaffold in the belfry Tor holsll
bells requiring more posts 81
been counted upon, the WORKS
some logs belonging to an ne
of the place. who. being 80
home, could not De asked lo5
sion previous to the approprs
his property. Nobody ~
would willingly sell the loss
public work being carried g
be was willing, but he demaas=
an extravagaut price that
missioners refused paylng 2
into q terrible passion, sxess
ly. using profane LANGUAGE y
to the religion in generas
that he did not want sny
and hoped the new bells wos
be hung. The priest aald
he had tempted the Lord
no. escape his punishment.
who had previously osea
health, within a lew days
taken i'll and died sudasly
day preceding the holstm
The event did not fail 70 q
impression upon the pioas
the parish.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
Anarchists plead for mercy.

On the Sd inst. in Chicago Jail. Spies
Fielden and Schwab sigued a petition
humbly begging the governor to commute
their sentences. They are the only one.
OF the seven who have not written letters
to the governor hat they would not &C.
cept combinations of their sentences.
The signatures of Fielden and Sehwat
were secured by Capt. Black and Z.
u. Oliver. AL sorts of entreaties wer.
adopted TO get Spies to sign the petition.
but he resoiutely refused to do so. as aid
also Lingg, Engel. Fischer and Parsons
At $50 p. m. the same petitions wsrs
brought to the jail by DIR. Schmidt. Aid
Frank Stauber and h. Linnemeyer. with
permission from the sheriff to con.
fer with the condemned men.
George Sehiliing arrived later. IL was
plain that Spies had weakened since tn
morning conference. They read the petition
over several times. After an honr's MEAD,
ing Spies said well, give me a pen. and
with a flourish his name was appended he.
low The visitors then turned their atten
ton to the other iour men who have writ.
ten letters declining executive clemency
but could not induce them TO sign.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

Discovery OF Six Bombs Charged
with Dynamite In the Cells Of the
Condomned Anarchists.

Condemned Anarchists
On Sunday, the 9Th, q great sensation
was created IN Chicago, by the hndIag oa
six bombs IN the cell Of one OF the anareh.
lists. The bombs were meant for the de
structien Ct everything with which tltir
fragments might come in contact, the shells
being male of lead, zinc aud antimony, or
OF some similar composition, pieces
OF which would fly 10 every direction when
they exploded, 50 that blood peisonins
was certain TO set in wherever a wound
was made. The lou bombs were made 81
ordinary 5-S inch gas pipe, which. instead
of exploding, would reIFe the purpose
OF gun barrels. Un one OF each
we're fiyed n cap and fuse, while
the other end contained small bolts
that would Fly out like bullets from a gun.
from the force created By the explosion oil
the cap. 1t WAS fsossibly the intention oi
Lingg. ns well as the other three. to put
one end OF the bomb in his mouth and
light the fuse. just ae he would a cigar.
The resultant explosion would, il was be-
lieyed. prove fatal.
The bombs were found Ia Lingg's cell.
When States Attorney Grinnell heard oi
the discovery OF bombs IN Lingg's cell he
WAS inclined TO censure the jail authorities
5or lack of vigilance, and began 20 coajee
tRre how the bombs could have been smng-
gled in. he was inclined to eoneu IN the
theory OF the jail deputies that the woman
VINO has been visiting Lingg found means
10 convey the bombs to him.
Gov. 0glesby was thUnderstraek when he
received the news OF the finding OF the
bombs in Lings's cell. He read and re-
read the dispatch aud a cloud OF gloom,
~vexation and anxiety swept over his lace
as the full import OF the information
dawned upon him.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

Jay Gould has gone across the At
ianticin a French steamerto-board bis
own magnificent yacht, which is some
where in the Mediterranean. lie pro-
poses TO spend some months abroad.
knd rossIbly nay &c rourid the world.
He leaves a great vacuum in the sensa-
tionai newspapers. TO whom he has
heretofore been an unfailing bonanza.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

examination OF witnesses Tn May % the
grand Jury indicted August Spies Schwab,
~Scbnaubelt, Fischer. Fie3den, Lingg, George
Engel, Oscar Neebe and Parsons for muder.
and Christian Spies, John APPEL, William
Schneider. Thomas Brown and a large num-
Der of others were indicted for conspiracy,
rot and unlawful assembly
ADMITTED TO BAH
June II Oscar Neebs, whose share in the
conspiracy and its results was not considered
10 be 80 wei established a. that Of the other
prisoners. WIS admitted TO bail in the sum OF
$1,000 The same day Baithazar Ran. the
adrertizing agent of the Arbeiter Zeitun9
who was alleged TO be one OF the movers in
the mountaineering conspiracy. was arrested
at omaha through the efforts of Assistant
States Attorney Furtninann. june q seven
OF the indicted anarchists were ~arrafgned
and pifaded not guilty. William Seliger. the
anarchist infotmer, at whose house LtnZg
| ran his bonab factory. through fear Of an
areb1st vengeance, disappeared. bat after Q
Wis search By the police he End his wife
voluntarily turned M at the East Chicago
avenue station next day. J1ne Is Officer
Mes Hanson, the seventh victim OF the nay.
market riot, suceumbed 20 his ~in5urieg Jups
Is oniy eighteen of The sky seven oficerI
wounded at the haymarket had reported foi
duty. many OF the wounds having proved
very difficult Of cure. spies, Echwab. Neebs
and Fielden made applications June 20 foi
separate trials, but their motion was over.
ruled.
PARSONS -suRREEDERs.
The trial was commenced before Judge
Gary IN the criminal court JuGge2 ] and tbs
sensation OF the day was the voluntary sur
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

above noted. Oscar keebe. the only one Of
the anarchists on trial who escaped the
death sentence. was taken TO joliet
prison Sept p. where he now is
The trifd extended over sixtY-two days,
from Juae q 70 Aug 20. or. dedueting Sun
days fifty four days were actually consumed
on the case. Twenty Zone days and n half Of
tais time wers taken up IN securing q jury
The GA Lumber Of men summoned n
jurors on the three regular venires. thirteen
special yenires served by the sheriff and ten
special yeaires served by special Bailih
kyce Mss Isl OF these 9S2 were Px-
amined by counsel 81 to their competency
10 try the case, and the other 9 were ex-
cused BY the Judge for various reasons De
oactaag from the 9s2 the @ Derernplory
challenges Of the defenke and hfry-fwo Of
the prosecution. and allowing for the jury
chosen, it il seen that 75s jurors were ex
cuked for cause
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

A prominent citizen of st. Louis.
who had frequented the police court
and heard accounts of the BRUTAL
treatment of women by their hus-
bands. is strongly in favor OF the es-
t~ablishment of the whipping post as a
means of punishment for such offend
r in that state. One may question
his statement that Delaware, a whip
pingpost commonwealth, hasthe best
regulated society in the Union. but
scarcely tine fitness Of laying the lash
TO the back of the wife beater.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

Tile Moscow Gazette has created a
feeling Of uneasiness in certain quar-
tiers by declaring that RUSSIA, as well
as France, can now say: we are
ready" Unfortunately. however. for
Russia, Germany, Austria and Italy
may say that they also are ready. It
looks now. notwithstanding the APP
paren. peacefulness Of the situation.
more as though war might soon occur
than il mas for a long time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

It i now announced that Mr..
Henry George and DIR. McGlynn have
given up all hope of making converts
among the farmers of New York. and
will devote their time during the re-
maindsr Of this campaign to preach
ing the erratic gospel OF Land taxation
TO the people Of New York and a lew
other cities.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

Arthur B. Campbell, bookkeeper for the
Armour Packing company. was ~arraigned
IN court 81 Chieago for the esnbezzlement Of
SO, 200 from the company and sentenced
TO two and hall years Imprisonment.
An Illinois friend Of Gov. oglesby, who
has frequently talked vita him on the
anarchists, expresses the opinion that he
viii not pardon any OF taem. He said:
Oglesby, while very kind hearted, is a eour-
ageous man, not to be deferred from per
forming what may seem to him a
public duty by an appeal to his sympathy.
and certainly not to be influenced by any
threats which mas be made in N quartz
as TO his personal safety or the elect upon
himself OF a strict performance OF duty.
Mrs. Cleveland received from Fred sulli.
van. postmaster OF Jamaica. an elaborate
and extremely handsome fan made at tbs
Woman's Self help institution OF Jamaica,
Of native woods. ferns and flowers, artist
cally arranged. Z
Nothing further has been heard at the
interior department about the condition
OF Affairs at the Grow agency, but they
have recstyed some adYiees rom Dakota
that lead the secretary to Fear that Sitfin
Bull and his Sioux may be Matching trorb-
le. The late talk at Standing Rock
may have given rise TO the rusnor, although
Gall has talked in a very friendly tone to
his bucks regarding the whites. Nothing
has been heard from Mclaughlin Of any
ill-feeling ON the part OF Sitting Bull, but il
is believed that be would. If be had an
opportunity, make trouble.
Postmasters commissioned Dakota.
Bangor. c. r. Haydoa. Minnesota:
Green IsIe, 4. Rowland. F~ourth-elass
postmasters appointed. Dakota. Lara
bee, Ii. f. Warren.
Hon. NJ. Dickenson Of Michigan Is again
mentioned as the probable postmaster
general IN the event, first, of the appoint
ment Of Mr.. lamar TO the United States
supreme court bench and Of the transfer.
in the second place, OF Mr.. Villas TO the
interior department.
The business failures during the last
seven days number. Tor the United States.
| 225, for Canada. 20; total Of PAS. against
216 last week ane 1S6 for the correspond.
ing week Of last year. The increase notice.
able this week arises altogether in tbs
western and southern states.
Chief Justice Waite is the only one of th.
supreme eourt justices who has not
himself OF the act OF congress giving himself
a private secretary.
Twenty-one persons charged with OBJ
strueting e%yictions at ~Bailyker0gue have
been sentenced to various terms of i'm.
prisonment.
The death Of DIR. Moses Gum. Of Chieago.
leaves a gap in the ranks of Cbiesgo med
cal men which it will be wei nisf TO i'm.
possible to I'll. In February. 1886. he be.
gan practice at Ann Arbor, Mich. lie was
elected professor Of surgery upoi the or.
ganization Of the medical department Of
the University OF Michigan aDd occupied
the chair with honor and successful sew.
eHteen years. He entered tbs army H.
1861 and accompanied Gen. Mclseilan's
army throughout the Peninsula campaim
Of 1897. Early in 1867 DR.. Conn came
10 Chicago and eepted a position ia Rush
medical college.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
He Needed t.e =

The Fat Contributor
ing once in the State Of -
had occasion to taks 90.
bit. hotel. After The me-
void stepped up TO the
out a bale of banknotes
received Tor his lecture y
lore and asked what n
damage.
"Three dollars. san
gentleman, who had but.
lar with a ten-penny
looked at .'Gris' with
preston,
ayes, but q man GU
to board here 3 wesk
whole house didn't eos.
$40 or s45. What
charging me s. for :
and a piece Of parshsa
aWelI, SIR" said tns
lord, as be put out y.
lance of twenty feet g
saIiyary Surplus on -
money" -
The frankness ana
manner OF the Nal,
and he asked him
he could get along
GrisHold not only
treated. Qessslssae
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

II appears that the passengers and
bag<age of the probably cholera-infeet-
ed steamer independents, are scattered
far and wide over beeountry. II any
OF his baggage shall escape destruc-
ton or thorough t~umisation in may
spread the seeis of cholera in this
country next year, and there are
many chances that il viii not be dis.
covered. The negligence Of the New
York State quarantine authorities in
this case can not be too severely con-
de,nned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

A bottle of rare old wine Was that
exhEned from the old Roman eeule-
terry of Aiiscamps. ear Aries. 1T was
hermetically sealed, aud had been ly-
ing there century alter century waiJ-
ing for the well known French chemist.
Berthelot, to analyze II. He found
thst the liquid stiil retained its ylnous
character and contained 41-2 per
cent. OF aleohoi.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
LooKENe BACK.

History of The Crime aud Trial Of the AM
arohists-sketehes of the Doomed seven
The night Of May 4. 1856. In obedience 10
the order OF Chief of POLICE Ebersoid, six
companies of police. numbering ia men,
under command of Inspector Bonteid and
Capt Ward. assembled at the Desplaines
street police station in anticipation Of
trouble al the Hsymsrket square meeting.
About 10 O'Clock il was decided 20 dispense
the gathering The six companies moved
toward the the crowd. Reaching the wagon
on which the speaker stood. Capt
Ward ordered The isssemblage 20
dispense A fs seconds after he
spoke q bomb was thrown. followed
bY a tremendous explosion. A fnsilaoe of
pistol shots from the sidewalk on Desplaines
street. near Randolph, followed The shots
were returned BIZ the police. ami after the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

number Of stnaa ~legacies to relati YES and
friends. His public aud private docu-
ments, his pain tings. relics, ETC. he leaves
to his son Hampstead TO dispose Of as be
deems hest. Five hundred thousand
dollars oS his fortune is held IN trust for
the benefit Of his two Sous Pitt and Elfhu
Washhurne. The remainder OF his proper
ty is begueathed TO all his Children to be
shared alike. The estate is not 30 be
divided until three years have elapsed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

Prosecution of some adulteratorsof
pepper has resulted in the presence OF
a better article in the market, is the
ststement OF an English grocery pa
per. That is the only remedy for the
evil Of sdulteration generally. Heavy
fines and. If that win not suffice. inn
prisonment for this kind of raseality
viii be effective where pages OF exhor-
tation to honesty will be waste Of
.nk
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

The serious. perhaps fatal, illness OF
Florence Nightingale i reported. Her
life. which began in 1920, has been spent
in phiIanthropic work. bat the world
wiz especially treasure her memory
because of the humane service which
she rendered in consection with the
crimean war. The names and active
ments Of the generals in that great
war are almost forgotten, while the
name Of Florence Nightingale will be
remembered for generations to come
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
A,,;e : Moore "a w;ntbron ~

Annie T. Moore, OF Winthrop. bids
fair to bs one of Maine's most valua-
bic daughters In 1885, when she was
but ID years old, she took the first
premiuu1 on butter at the Eastern
Maine fair. In 1856 she again took
the prize at the state fair. and now
she has taken the premium at the
Eastern Maine lair for butter made
by a girl not over fifteen years of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

There we're SO births. one day last
seek in St. Pau. aud only two deaths.
. this rstio could be sustained the
next census would be satisfactory to
the most enthusiastic optimist.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
Prof. 2. 8 Boynton saws that q Re

Prof T. E Boynton says that a re-
gion Of country twenty miles in diam
ster. where North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia come together.
sacontains more interesting and rare
plants than can Re found in any spot
10 the United States occupying The
same area. He calls the district "a
botanical bonanza
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

s
telegraph wires cut,
and every one shot
who appeared on
the streets The use
OF dynamite bombs
was also suggested
by EngeL Fischer
had been actireiy
engaged ia the dis
tribauon Of bombs
Waliers testimony
WAS not materially
TX on o Q
examination. and
vas generally cor
roborsted by Bern
hard schrader. an
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
CROWS TAUGHT LESSON.
Sword Bearer and Several otnel
lnSians Killed While Resisting
the Authorities.

INDIANS Ntited winnie NeSt6tfnB
the Authorities.
Grow Agency. Mont, Special Telegram,
Nov. 5.-The Crow affair came to q head to-
day. resulting In the complete route OF the
Indian forces. The Indians held a big
council this incoming among thensel YES
and disclaimed aLyintentions to fight. Gen.
Kruger lent about 10 a. m. Jane Campbell
and Interpreter Tobacco Jake
down TO the Indian camp to learn
their intentions. The invitation WAS re-
sponded to by about ten chiefs, with
Pretty Eagle as spokesman. Gen.
Armstrong first spoke, telling them that
he had been sent by the Great Father 80
settle the trouble with the Crows, but that
they had been bad, and that they mast
give up these bad men TO the soldiers.
and as they had been bad had turned the
matter over entirely TO Gen. Rager, who
would deal with them as he saw fit. Piet
~ Eagle said: We viii give MP sword
Bearer. but We cannot give up the others
that are wanted Gen- kuger then
said: Il want all OF the seven
that fired into the agency
building, and will give them
one hour and o~Be-4sali to come in
He then told Crazy HeHd" that be must
bring his son, whe was one fthem. Crazy
Head replied that they would 20 bach 10
the camp and talk 10 sword Bearer. :
Gen. Ruser said. That Is all / have 10
say Ames CampieIi then returned TO The
Indian Camp wifhthe Indians, but returned
shortly "a wing that n counca was be.
inr held. The troops were held In readi-
ness, andithe Indians patientlv watched
BY the command until the time was an.
The Indians In the meantime had formed
INTO a long line. and the Medicine Man
could he seen riding an and dowa
haranruinr them. few scat
terine shots we're then fired into
the air. The time being u3 gen. Raser
sent troous e and x down the valley on
the left flank d the Indians, where then we're
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10
Cause of the Wreck on Lake faichi-
gdn

Chicago Dispatch: Edgar A. Hall. broth
CT Of the second engineer of the Vernon,
states that the last time his brother sas
in Chicago he told him that Capt Thorp.
master Of the Vernon. had an attack Of
delirium tremens while on the top OF the
pilot house. He also said that II ought
10 have been well known 10
the other officers OF the line that Capt.
Thorp was a bard drinker. AM that he
hid often left port while drunk. Mr. Hall
gave the name OF a prominent wholesale
merchant b recently made a trip on tho
Nernon. who had told him that Capt.
Ti.orp was drunk daring the entire time
be remained on the boat. Axle Stone, the
only survivor Of the disaster. when asked
IL he ever saw Capt. Thorp drunk, replied:
The captain was drunk most OF the time.
and he was very drunk when we left She.
boygau. The night that the steamer WIS
lost the captain was as drunk as / ever
saw him ! guess that is why the first
mate stayed on deck al OF the time. He
knew that the captain was so drunk that
be didn't hardly know what he was about,
and was probably afraid that the captain
would do something foolish. If the cap,
ain had been sober / don't believe the
vessel would have been lost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-11-10

The interstate commission decided
that the Northern Pacific has no right
to make special rates to emigrants
and land prospectors. but that every
body is entitled TO equal privileges.